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State workforce agency seeks $5 million for talent-development specialists amid surge in announced investments
Summary
Mississippi Department of Employment Security asked the Appropriations committee for $5 million to hire 40 'talent development specialists' to expand Wagner-Peyser employment services and to secure budget authority for roughly $141.7 million in FY26 activity; MDES cited strong retention metrics and anticipated demand from announced capital investments.
Bill Ashley, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, asked the Senate Appropriations subcommittee to supplement federal workforce funds with state dollars to expand adult job services.
Ashley said MDES is requesting an additional $5,000,000 to fund 40 talent development specialists who would act as adult career coaches in Mississippi's American Job Centers (branded in testimony as "Wyn Job Centers"/"Wynn Job Centers"). He described those specialists as building relationships with job seekers and…
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